Star pearlfish

Star pearlfish
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Carapidae
Genus: Carapus
Species:
C. mourlani
Binomial name
Carapus mourlani
(Petit, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Carapus mayottae Smith, 1955
  • Carapus pindae Smith, 1955
  • Carapus variegatus Fowler & Steinitz, 1956
  • Encheliophis mourlani (Petit, 1934)
  • Fierasfer mourlani Petit, 1934
  • Oxybeles lumbricoides Bleeker, 1854 (Nomen dubium)

The star pearlfish, Carapus mourlani, is a species of slender, ray-finned fish in the family Carapidae. It normally lives inside a starfish or a sea cucumber.

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